This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Earth Day – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Day Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Turning the water off while brushing your teeth is a good way to reduce the amount of water used? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Why was Earth Day started? A) To increase awareness about issues like global warming and oil spills. B) To have another holiday. C) To gain more money for the environment. D) To have a long weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To increase awareness about issues like global warming and oil spills. 3. What happens to plastic waste? A) It is biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates. B) There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled. C) It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces. D) It gets dumped in the ocean for fish to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces. 4. Choose the correct sentence structure for the following:'Earth Day is celebrated globally.' A) Object-Subject-Verb. B) Verb-Subject-Object. C) Subject-Object-Verb. D) Subject-Verb-Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject-Verb-Object. 5. Earth Day first took place in A) 1980. B) 1999. C) 1970. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1970. 6. Based on the information in Text 1, "The History of Earth Day, " what is the most accurate meaning of the word conservation as used in the article? A) Restoring damaged areas to their original conditions. B) Researching how humans negatively impact the environment. C) Saving and protecting the environment and its natural resources. D) Developing strategies that will likely be useful in saving living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saving and protecting the environment and its natural resources. 7. You're excited to do a good deed and recycle your pizza box; however, as you throw it in the bin, your neighbor tells you you can't recycle it. Is he right? And why? A) Yes, it is paper and paper is recyclable. B) No, there is grease on the paper so it isn't recyclable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, there is grease on the paper so it isn't recyclable. 8. What color space is used for recreational and agricultural purposes? A) Blue. B) Yellow. C) Red. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green. 9. What does reuse mean? A) To use less of. B) To make something new. C) To rot away. D) To use again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To use again. 10. Which of the following is a source of energy for plants? A) Water. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 11. Which of the following about photosynthesis is correct? A) Gas taken in-carbon dioxideGas given out-oxygenlight needed-yes. B) Gas taken in-oxygenGas given out-carbon dioxidelight needed-yes. C) Gas taken in-carbon dioxideGas given out-oxygenlight needed-no. D) Gas taken in-oxygenGas given out-carbon dioxidelight needed-no. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gas taken in-carbon dioxideGas given out-oxygenlight needed-yes. 12. Find the word ..... EARTH A) Earth. B) Sky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 13. When is Earth Day? A) June 22. B) December 22. C) August 22. D) April 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) April 22. 14. What does the word conserve mean? A) Protect from harm or overuse. B) Make smaller or less. C) A community of living organisms. D) To use again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect from harm or overuse. 15. Which is more appropriate reason to observe the Earth Day every year? A) To protect the species. B) To support for environmental protection. C) To save the ozone layer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To support for environmental protection. 16. Earth day is celebrated every year on A) 1 May. B) 16 December. C) 22 April. D) 15 September. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22 April. 17. As the temperature of ocean water changes from 10 to 30 degrees C, how does the density change? A) The water becomes less dense. B) The water becomes more dense. C) The density does not change. D) It is impossible to predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water becomes less dense. 18. What greenhouse gas is released into the air when burning fossil fuels? It is also the most dangerous gas damaging Earth's atmosphere. A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Argon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide. 19. Earth Day is observed A) April 22. B) The month of April. C) The week of April 22nd. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April 22. 20. What protects the Earth as a shield to absorb harmful UV rays? A) The Ozone Layer. B) The Thermosphere. C) The Exosphere. D) The Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Ozone Layer. 21. How much oxygen does an average 50-year-old tree provide? A) Enough for 50 people a year. B) Enough for 4 people a year. C) Enough for 1 person per year. D) Enough for 100 people a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enough for 4 people a year. 22. Emily, Ava, and Arjun are on a mission to understand how plastic waste cause pollution. Can you help them figure out one way plastic waste contributes to pollution? A) Plastic waste pollute by building too many fires. B) Plastic waste cause pollution by eating too much pizza. C) Plastic waste releases harmful chemicals when decomposed. D) Plastic waste contributes to pollution by driving cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic waste releases harmful chemicals when decomposed. 23. Which scientific concept is emphasized during Earth Day to reduce carbon footprint? A) Photosynthesis. B) Recycling and waste reduction. C) Nuclear fusion. D) Quantum entanglement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling and waste reduction. 24. Identify the correct use of a comma in the sentence:'On Earth Day people plant trees.' A) On Earth Day people, plant trees. B) On Earth, Day people plant trees. C) On, Earth Day people plant trees. D) On Earth Day, people plant trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Earth Day, people plant trees. 25. Who invented Earth Day? A) Rob Nelson. B) Bobby Nelson. C) Byron Nelson. D) Gaylord Nelson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gaylord Nelson. 26. Who is called the father of earth day? A) Vandana Shiva. B) Wangari Maathai. C) Gaylord Nelson. D) Mark Boyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gaylord Nelson. 27. Groups of people that can help to keep the clean, happy, and safe environment are: A) Students and teachers. B) Authority and government. C) People in community. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 28. Which of the following can NOT be recycled? A) Newspaper. B) Glass jars. C) Plastic bottles. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 29. What year was Earth Day created? A) 2000. B) 1990. C) 1900. D) 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1970. 30. The first Earth Day helped A) To protect people from volcanoes. B) The astronauts. C) Free the animals. D) To pass laws that protect the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pass laws that protect the environment. 31. Trees help us and the Earth by releasing what gas? A) Argon. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 32. Oliver, Mia, and Noah are having a debate about the effects of air pollution. Can you help them understand one major impact of air pollution? A) Air pollution leads to a decrease in biodiversity. B) Air pollution leads to a decrease in car usage. C) Air pollution leads to an increase in pizza consumption. D) Air pollution leads to an increase in oxygen levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution leads to a decrease in biodiversity. 33. What is the correct plural form of 'leaf' as used in Earth Day activities? A) Leavs. B) Leafs. C) Leafes. D) Leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leaves. 34. Which of the following is not a natural source of water? A) Well. B) River. C) Ocean. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 35. The point of Earth Day is to honor our planet and A) Make the environment cleaner. B) Animals. C) Parents. D) Keep outer space clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make the environment cleaner. 36. Match the term with the description:Gaylord Nelson A) The actor who plays Harry Potter. B) Natural resources, like oil. C) Senator from Wisconsin who promoted Earth Day. D) This revolution produced more pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Senator from Wisconsin who promoted Earth Day. 37. What is the synonym of 'sustainability' as used in the context of the Earth Day video? A) Instability. B) Flexibility. C) Durability. D) Fragility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Durability. 38. Our earth is ..... in colour. A) Orange and yellow. B) Blue and green. C) Red and white. D) Pink and blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue and green. 39. Which of the following are called the farmer's friends? A) Rats. B) Earthworms. C) Rabbits. D) Crows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthworms. 40. What was the purpose of the National Environmental Education Act passed by Congress in 1990? A) To require that the US Environmental Protection Agency be a leader in promoting environmental literacy. B) To establish the office of Environmental Education. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To require that the US Environmental Protection Agency be a leader in promoting environmental literacy. 41. What does the word ecosystem mean? A) A community of living organisms. B) To change waste into something useful. C) To make water, land and air dirty. D) To use again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A community of living organisms. 42. Neha, Eesha, and William were having a debate. They were trying to remember which event sparked the creation of Earth Day. Can you help them out? A) An oil spill. B) A volcanic eruption. C) An earthquake. D) A massive littering event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An oil spill. 43. What was the theme of earth day 2020 (last year)? A) Save our species. B) Rhyming with nature. C) Climate action. D) End plastic pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate action. 44. Lastly, how would you help your planet? A) By using plastic. B) By growing plants. C) By wasting paper. D) By throwing garbage everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By growing plants. 45. Lucas, Ava, and Charlotte are having a debate. Lucas says that the ozone layer protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. Is he correct? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where? A) Oceans. B) Flowering plants. C) Clouds. D) Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceans. 47. How many people attended the first Earth Day celebration? A) 20000000. B) 20. C) 2000. D) 200000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20000000. 48. An activist would most likely A) Stay silent about a problem. B) Participate in a peace march. C) Complain about having to recycle. D) Read about a local rally in the news, but decide not to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participate in a peace march. 49. When was the first Earth day celebrated? A) 1982. B) 1970. C) 2001. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1970. 50. Too much of this gas in the environment is harmful? A) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). B) Methanol. C) Gasoline. D) Oxygen (O2). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). 51. Of the water on Earth, approximately what percent is fresh water? A) 90%. B) 3%. C) 50%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3%. 52. Is wasting less food a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Find the word ..... RECYCLE A) Recycle. B) Plant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 54. Which is an example of a way you can reduce? A) Buy products with less packaging. B) Use cloth shopping bags. C) Walk to school. D) Collect plastic bottles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy products with less packaging. 55. Why is Earth a special planet in our solar system? A) It is very hot. B) It is green. C) It has life. D) It has a moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has life. 56. To make a smaller amount of something, or to use less of something is to ..... A) Earth Day. B) Reduce. C) Reuse. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce. 57. Who founded Earth Day? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Gaylord Nelson. C) The United Nations. D) Greta Thunberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaylord Nelson. 58. In what year was Earth Day declared for the first time? A) 1989. B) 1970. C) 1968. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1970. 59. What is an endangered species? A) A type of organism that is at risk of extinction. B) A species found on land and in the ocean. C) A species that is threatened by prey. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of organism that is at risk of extinction. 60. An example of Earth Day helping with clean electricity A) Is now cords that get plugged into walls aren't dirty anymore. B) Are our windmills on the Altamont hills by Lammersville School. C) There's no more forest fires. D) Is turning off all of the lights and power for 24 hours. 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